(2012)

Pastel on paper

34 x 38.5 inches, framed

Years ago, my father gave me a book of photography featuring primate portraits. The different primates were brought into a studio, set up with a backdrop, lights and camera where these primates were photographed just as Christie Brinkley or Kendall Jenner would be. They posed and smiled in much the same way. How close we are, the human race, to these beautiful creatures. I've always felt a great connection to animals. This book triggered the Monkey series. All pastel. All tell stories. Thank you, Father.

I read an article about a poor fellow who signed up for a strange eating contest that proved to lead to his demise. A live cockroach eating contest. What would he have won in this contest? A huge snake! It occurred to me that the snake got him after all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjcHJgSHDE4